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PHEC, HED Eye Collaboration With Italian University

A delegation from the University of Palermo, Italy lead by  Prof Dr Micari Fabrizio, the rector, and accompanied by  Prof Dr Salvatore Casabona visited Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC)  on Saturday and  met with Prof Dr Fazal Ahmad Khalid, the Chairman

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Think Tanks: Think About It, Seriously

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Think tanks are fast becoming the go-to resource for paving to the way towards a career in research. Syeda Ailiya tells us what think tanks are all about and how you can be part of one. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”peacoc” style=”shadow”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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Education And The Year That Was 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The year 2019 was another year of overall disappointment for the education sector, as little of the perennially promised reforms came to light, writes Ammar Sheikh. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”peacoc” style=”shadow”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] he year 2019 began with renewed hopes of change. Four

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Dr Bushra Mirza: Leading LCWU’s Forward Charge

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] rofessor Dr Bushra Mirza was appointed the permanent vice chancellor of Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) for four years in July 2019. Dr Mirza was earlier a professor of Biochemistry at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. She did her PhD from

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AKU’s CIME South Asia’s First Accredited Simulation-Based Institution

Aga Khan University’s Center for Innovation in Medical Education has become South Asia’s first simulation-based educational institution to be accredited by the US Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

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Grade-Inflation Threatening Credibility Of UK’s University Education

Universities grade-inflation is believed to be threatening the credibility of UK degrees. Office for Students, England’s higher education watchdog, revealed that 28% students received first-class degrees in year 2018-2019. The number is considered alarming because it threatens to undermine the

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IBA CDC, Nielsen launch Nielsen Academy At IBA Karachi

The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi and Nielsen have collaborated to launch an educational market research initiative for graduating students titled Neilsen Academy at the varsity’s Main Campus.

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Finland Best In World For Future-Skills Education To Youth

Finland has again topped an international ranking that measures countries’ ability to provide future skills through education to youth. The study, Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI), is produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Yidan Prize

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Teachers Unhappy With Extension In Punjab School Winter Vacations

The public school teachers have reacted angrily to Punjab government’s decision to extend the winter vacations by another week. The Punjab School Education Department on Monday announced an extension in the winter vacations on account of the severe cold wave

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Smaller Class-Sizes Have Little To No Impact On Pupils, Study Shows

A research reported in a paper in Research Papers in Education has determined by statistically analyzing data from a long-term study that smaller class sizes do not necessarily have an impact on pupil performance and achievement in areas like mathematics